For over three years, the government mailed free COVID-19 testing kits to households across the country, including in ...

Lessons learned from COVID-19 prepared the U.S. for the next viral scourge, but much of that progress is at risk of being ...

Bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has been circulating across North America since 2022, infecting birds, livestock, wildlife ...

I think we see quite a tail out into the spring, and people should be aware that flu circulates around the globe year-round ...

Five years ago, on a late Monday evening in March, Gov. Brian Kemp and his top health aides hastily called a news conference ...

Stacey Axelrod/ASPCA An investigation is underway into how the cat contracted the virus, but officials say they suspect the animal was infected through contact with wild birds. Bird flu is often ...

The federal health agency estimates that, so far this season, there have been at least 24 million illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations, and 13,000 deaths from flu. In its respiratory virus update ...

The Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory reported the presumptive positive results for both cats on Monday, and the WSDA received the confirmed test ... bird flu if the virus enters ...

It serves as a stark reminder that influenza can be very dangerous, especially for young children and other high-risk individuals.” ...

In a news release, Papasozomenos advised residents to take precautions and practice respiratory etiquette to keep flu viruses from spreading ... have flu test kits or other testing services.

With the H5N1 bird flu virus likely ... able to spread the virus through their poop before they have any outward signs of illness. The only way to know for sure is to test each bird individually ...